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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pathum_madu" data-source="post: 5924276" data-attributes="member: 64325">The sky is blue, so why your plane should be simply white? Paint it in all the colors of a sunset... and pretty up the skies!Some airline companies are clearly out-painting competition with their groovy air fleet. Often called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_livery" target="_blank">"aircraft livery"</a>, such special paint schemes can be exciting and even inspirational. Japan Airlines with their Disney jumbo jets comes to mind, in particular, plus Australian Qantas Airways has been commissioning famous artists to come up with exotic <a href="http://www.boeing.com/commercial/news/feature/livery.html" target="_blank">art</a> for their "birds".On this page we feature some particularly wild and even outrageous airliner paint schemes, from all over the world - send us more examples you spot in the airports or even if you had opportunity to fly inside one of these yourself...<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/SkyEurope-Airlines/Boeing-737-33V/1126847/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlEQx_nAI/AAAAAAABDlY/wWZ3Voem2Tg/s800/5utrhdshfd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>SkyEurope Airlines smile in the sky, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/SkyEurope-Airlines/Boeing-737-33V/1126847/" target="_blank">Peter de Jong</a>Or a wicked mummy image (Astraeus - Iron Maiden plane)? Why not! -<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Astraeus/Boeing-757-23A/1332585/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlNGBYN8I/AAAAAAABDm8/UM-jkK3wkpA/s800/5i7ert6jhdtshdgngfhju.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(images credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Astraeus/Boeing-757-23A/1332585/" target="_blank">Sergio Mota</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11606523@N06/2353381140/" target="_blank">Tom Turner</a>)Art Planes and Special Event PromotionsFirst off, Qantas unveiled truly mind-boggling painting scheme for its jumbo jets in "Flying Art" series... (more <a href="http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/flyingArt" target="_blank">info</a>) -<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas/Boeing-747-438-ER/1023514/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlLJdtSjI/AAAAAAABDmc/jfUGIQW_-QY/s800/4i7rw6ujaergdsf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Photo courtesy <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas/Boeing-747-438-ER/1023514/" target="_blank">Nathan Zalcman</a>, Arliners.netQantas even used some groovy lighting to make a memorable presentation for the delivery of its first A380 -<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas/Airbus-A380-842/1412399/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlLqCEH2I/AAAAAAABDmk/Nlh45F1UQ5U/s800/5i7ertjdsgfcgnf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas/Airbus-A380-842/1412399/" target="_blank">Rob Neil</a>, <a href="http://www.pacificwingsmagazine.com/" target="_blank">Pacific Wings Magazine</a>)Lufthansa's soccer nose - more <a href="http://www.wings900.com/cms/reviews-archive/archive/herpa-lufthansa-boeing-b-747-430-1-200.html" target="_blank">info</a>, and the whole 2006 FIFA World Championship team painted on TunisAir Airbus A320:<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Tunisair/Airbus-A320-211/1057591/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlBZqiHaI/AAAAAAABDkw/cnnPT1g1OjE/s800/56uwrt6hdetgdfg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Tunisair/Airbus-A320-211/1057591/" target="_blank">ChW</a><a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Japan-Airlines--/Boeing-747-446/1059124/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlCUPuMeI/AAAAAAABDlI/UB6wt1sRJnU/s800/e56jutrhdsfgbdcf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>JAL "Samurai" national soccer team, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Japan-Airlines--/Boeing-747-446/1059124/" target="_blank">Farhad Piran</a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlF3HX7EI/AAAAAAABDls/g56_mleOyhU/s800/54iurthdsfx.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlF3HX7EI/AAAAAAABDls/g56_mleOyhU/s800/54iurthdsfx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>AirAsia Manchester United soccer players, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/AirAsia/Airbus-A320-214/1050019/" target="_blank">GlobalPics</a> and EuroFly's Airbus, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Eurofly/Airbus-A330-223/1269917/" target="_blank">Mario J. Craig</a>Aeroflot's Boeing 767-300 "Russian Olympic Team" -<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk90Cb4zI/AAAAAAABDjw/f7iajBjSTxc/s800/546ur6hetdf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk90Cb4zI/AAAAAAABDjw/f7iajBjSTxc/s800/546ur6hetdf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image <a href="http://www.diecastairplane.com/" target="_blank">via</a>)From abstract art to portraits of famous people -<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Austrian-Airlines/Airbus-A321-111/0330100/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlEmE6JEI/AAAAAAABDlg/XC386JxbVy8/s800/i67eryhjedhsfd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Austrian Airlines, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Austrian-Airlines/Airbus-A321-111/0330100/" target="_blank">Christian Hauser</a>Smiling faces, and overall cute demeanor -<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlDGctk3I/AAAAAAABDlQ/6mwQnZuVvfs/s800/54i7rue6tjudtsdgf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlDGctk3I/AAAAAAABDlQ/6mwQnZuVvfs/s800/54i7rue6tjudtsdgf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>German Wings "Berlin" plane, photo <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Antonov%20Design%20Bureau/Antonov%20An-225%20Mriya/0862661/M" target="_blank">D. Lausberg</a>, another German Wings smile - photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Germanwings/Airbus-A319-112/1050718/" target="_blank">kamil Macniak</a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlBrd0LcI/AAAAAAABDk4/0Px-QbSQ9k8/s800/54urthdfxdcx.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlBrd0LcI/AAAAAAABDk4/0Px-QbSQ9k8/s800/54urthdfxdcx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Zsuzsanna Laky (Miss Europe 2003), photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/SkyEurope-Airlines/Boeing-737-5Y0/0620953/" target="_blank">Toni Marimon</a>, and "Adriana" plane from SkyEurope Airlines - photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/SkyEurope-Airlines/Boeing-737-5Y0/0743194/" target="_blank">Eduard Brantjes</a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlCIBjwBI/AAAAAAABDlA/NO04hkGOKxI/s800/5eiur6jthjdshtdzfcx.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlCIBjwBI/AAAAAAABDlA/NO04hkGOKxI/s800/5eiur6jthjdshtdzfcx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Air New Zealand "Lord of the Rings" livery, photos by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-New-Zealand/Boeing-747-4F6/0503445/" target="_blank">Michael Carter</a>, <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-New-Zealand/Boeing-747-419/0516112/" target="_blank">Ryan C. Umphrey</a>Animated characters! -<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk_RyeNJI/AAAAAAABDkI/_cYSWjBdeH8/s800/546jutrhdsfxc.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk_RyeNJI/AAAAAAABDkI/_cYSWjBdeH8/s800/546jutrhdsfxc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>JAL Boeing 747-446D and other "Dream Express" variations, photos by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM%20-%20Royal%20Dutch%20Airlines/Boeing%20747-4.../0220744/M" target="_blank">Kazutaka Yagi</a>, <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Japan-Airlines--/Boeing-747-446/0251261/" target="_blank">Avibear</a>, <a href="http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Andrew%20Hunt%20-%20AirTeamImages&distinct_entry=true" target="_blank">Andrew Hunt</a>Most colorful Dream Express, in two different flavours! -<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Japan-Airlines--/Boeing-747-446D/0244932/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk-bmcI6I/AAAAAAABDj4/QeoRE3i7eeY/s800/54i7er6uewrthdf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Japan-Airlines--/Boeing-747-446D/0244932/" target="_blank">Simon Brooke</a>)<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/0032805/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlAIs0oqI/AAAAAAABDkQ/uSY_Rfyvcok/s800/547urthedtfgdf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>All Nippon Airways, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/0032805/" target="_blank">Michael F. McLaughlin</a><a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/All%20Nippon%20Airways%20-%20ANA/Boeing%20767-381/0725956/M" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlAjR6yoI/AAAAAAABDkg/8Jk78DQJPOE/s800/647ieryjsgtfhdfdc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Another All Nippon Airways, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/All%20Nippon%20Airways%20-%20ANA/Boeing%20767-381/0725956/M" target="_blank">Kota Murahashi</a><a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/All-Nippon-Airways/Boeing-747-481D/0588420/&sid=27a999feb2abccef91b85b227180bd73" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlAZRbjeI/AAAAAAABDkY/ZEFMeA5zhtk/s800/4i756euethdfdxf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/All-Nippon-Airways/Boeing-747-481D/0588420/&sid=27a999feb2abccef91b85b227180bd73" target="_blank">Shotaro Shimizu</a>)<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/All-Nippon-Airways/Boeing-767-381/0997966/&sid=de432bf8dd827b30f912bebcc7515d69" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlBFUO33I/AAAAAAABDko/RUv8kYVrcnA/s800/54i7uertjgdc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/All-Nippon-Airways/Boeing-767-381/0997966/&sid=de432bf8dd827b30f912bebcc7515d69" target="_blank">Xu Zheng</a>)<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlI2da51I/AAAAAAABDmE/PLguvQrdtFk/s800/5i67erjthjdsfdcf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlI2da51I/AAAAAAABDmE/PLguvQrdtFk/s800/5i67erjthjdsfdcf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Simpsons livery, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Western-Pacific/Boeing-737-301/0000359/" target="_blank">AirNikon</a>Commercial Branding and Advertising on PlanesDid you know there was a "Pepsi" Concorde? - more info <a href="http://www.concordesst.com/history/events/pepsi.html" target="_blank">here</a> -<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-France/Aerospatiale-British-Aerospace-Concorde/0049493/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlKntkFbI/AAAAAAABDmU/yiIkdAJ5q8U/s800/54iutrhdsfbsdsx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-France/Aerospatiale-British-Aerospace-Concorde/0049493/" target="_blank">Stefan Bjärkemark</a>)Virgin Blue (from Australia) advertising Gillette - more <a href="http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/virgin-blue-to-add-two-darwin-routes/" target="_blank">info</a>:<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk8-vEGXI/AAAAAAABDjg/JHhZO4lTF98/s800/467juerthdsfhdgf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk8-vEGXI/AAAAAAABDjg/JHhZO4lTF98/s800/467juerthdsfhdgf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(images via <a href="http://airlinersgallery.com/site/#/gallery/airliners/virgin-blue-737-800-wl-vh-voi-gillette-m3-power-apr-syd-j4-lr-900390/" target="_blank">1</a>)<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlMZlQjGI/AAAAAAABDm0/tzbd7s0iSZY/s800/65i7eyjrsthderfd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlMZlQjGI/AAAAAAABDm0/tzbd7s0iSZY/s800/65i7eyjrsthderfd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Bulgari Designer Watches, photo by <a href="http://www.aviationstockphotos.com/" target="_blank">Don Boyd</a> - and Avis car in the skies, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/0917973/" target="_blank">Mark A. Harris</a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlMFxiMqI/AAAAAAABDms/XQbL2_1XPgw/s800/56iutrjhdfbsdf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlMFxiMqI/AAAAAAABDms/XQbL2_1XPgw/s800/56iutrjhdfbsdf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Malaysia Airlines, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/1126157/" target="_blank">Brendan Vanderwerf</a>, and "Sleep Well" plane - photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Germanwings/Airbus-A319-112/1203684/&sid=1c387251b20f047ce129c1fa5f9b4508" target="_blank">Trevor Mulkerrins</a><a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Dragonair/Airbus-A330-343X/0841451/&sid=591bb33917fb2d4cd146e81d34d6fa4f" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUk-92SgQI/AAAAAAABDkA/vJaYZj1FjhE/s800/54i7ure6tuhedthdfd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Dragon Air, photo by <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Dragonair/Airbus-A330-343X/0841451/&sid=591bb33917fb2d4cd146e81d34d6fa4f" target="_blank">Avibear</a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlQMgz6eI/AAAAAAABDnc/gbCeIGqwGnA/s800/56i76u4w5rtderf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlQMgz6eI/AAAAAAABDnc/gbCeIGqwGnA/s800/56i76u4w5rtderf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlO9UgsPI/AAAAAAABDnM/juJHHEWJbl4/s800/456756jurtjdfrds.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlO9UgsPI/AAAAAAABDnM/juJHHEWJbl4/s800/456756jurtjdfrds.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Alaskan Air - and Horizon Air cool livery, photos  <a href="http://www.alaskasworld.com/" target="_blank">via</a>Even NATO joined in with their own creative military plane livery:<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Luxembourg---NATO/Boeing-E-3A-Sentry/1198622/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlONHTpQI/AAAAAAABDnE/V-H_kJB28M4/s800/56jutrhdfgdf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Luxembourg---NATO/Boeing-E-3A-Sentry/1198622/" target="_blank">Michael Balter</a>)... Incredible painted German "Tornado" jets formation! -<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/roonster/61346672/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlPgFSZ1I/AAAAAAABDnU/xsDCoxHzQ04/s800/67ikeryfjndgsncfcx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/roonster/61346672/" target="_blank">Ronnie Stiffel</a>)Apparently you have to be very careful where you place your artwork - mind these window openings! In some cases they appear to be placed strategically, covering this girl areas? -<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Sky-Airlines/Boeing-737-4Q8/1312482/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlHeYDf3I/AAAAAAABDl0/7wHLw0FO0Os/s800/r67tikeryjdsfgncv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Sky-Airlines/Boeing-737-4Q8/1312482/" target="_blank">Timo Breidenstein</a>)... and in others, it's clearly a "fail" situation - see the ugly window openings instead of nice eyes of girl on the right:<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/SkyEurope-Airlines/Boeing-737-53C/1032224/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SmUlIOeDanI/AAAAAAABDl8/lCFYBKBIcqE/s800/54iurthjdhdf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/SkyEurope-Airlines/Boeing-737-53C/1032224/" target="_blank">Stewart Andrew</a>)And finally, in terms of luring passengers into the planes... Western Pacific marketers seem to get it right:</blockquote>

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